Few things
Appreciate the content.
Would love for it to be searchable and easier to navigate.
Is there only short content? Haven’t seen anything over 6 minutes so I am constantly looking back at my phone to start a new one.
Gradient is hard on the eyes going from strong color to bright white. Makes the text harder to read.Almostthere777
Old app was way better
This new app is not as good as the previous one. It doesn’t have the feel and vibe of Ram Dass- including colors and space. I tried it and then ended up deleting it. Very confusing as to how to search for anything.LiteTrees
I love you all, but this App is a loving mess
The last Be Here Now app was a model of functional simplicity. Elegant… easy on the eyes… navigable.
It had distinct sections, it had a useful search function, and it had lists of items small enough to scroll through quickly.
This app on the other hand…
I LOVE you all at BHN and LSR for your efforts, but I’ve used this app once since you discontinued the old app. Why? Because this one is frankly, well… it’s a loving mess. I’m going to leave some seriously critical feedback here.
The content of course speaks for itself, but the app itself… it’s so terribly difficult to navigate after being spoiled by the elegant old App…
As for the new one:
• Every conceivable topic is mashed together in each category with no differentiation. You want to absorb yourself in a category, you better be prepared to scroll and dig… you can’t search for anything.
• The icons are HUGE, and so you must scroll forever to find your way back to an old article, video, or blurb. There’s no numbering/filing/collation system, no easy way to return to an older article or video, since you have to scroll, scroll, scroll. A bookmarking system would be a saving grace, but it doesn’t exist. And we need to be able scroll vertically through smaller icons to find something in a long list.
• It’s visually crowded… there’s no space. The icons swell against once another… no visual negative space or breathing room. It’s extremely bright, and uniformly colorful and frankly, abrasively so. This is where I miss the cool colors scheme of the old app. I could stare at it for hours… this new app is hard on this user’s eyes.
• I downloaded the app a second time a few months after itaunched hoping for improvements. It’s unusable. And it’s a shame, because it makes accessing Ram Dass’ treasury and associated content almost impossible. It’s like rummaging through a giant bin of random toys… you can’t set out with any real intention or methodically discover the content. It’s a total mish-mash.lucidink
Nice to have iOS option
I enjoy the microdoses. Would be 5 stars if the Daily Words of Wisdom were incorporated 😊Reviewer813
Love Ram Dass
Love Ram Dass and seems like a great app. The beginning audio is very jarring. Hope they decide to fix it with the next update.zbrochacho
Sharing options
I loved the Ram Dass app because I could share the content. This app doesn’t seem to have that option. Maybe in the near future? Ram ram 🙏redman44
Need Silent Start Up Option
I do love so many things about this app and wanted to echo what a few others mentioned: Though I love hearing RD’s voice and reminder to Be Here Now when app is opened, it would be great if there was a silent open option. Would definitely use the app more if there was a setting to control that.LHJ8383
Just Be Here Now ..
Thank you for the new app!! It is so colorful and fun.
The themes are I love how the words of wisdom have evolved into the micro doses. They even have fun pictures now!!
If I may request— aside from the option to mute the starting audio if the phone is in silent mode, I would love a proper search function. The previous app’s never worked for me and it would be very useful. Often I’ll be caught on a phrase or concept and would like to dig in more, that or I’m searching for a specific line and can’t quite remember what talk it’s from! (If anyone remembers the bit “I’m down to earth… I’m here for fun!” Please throw it back into the aether I’ll find it eventually haha.)
Thank you again for keeping Ram Dass’s legacy alive and loved even though he’s no longer in body.
Blessed be and Hare Krishna!!
♥️🥚🌈🐇🧿🦋🌝♥️princesschii
Remove the audio
Hello! App is great. Please remove the audio that plays at startup. It plays even if your phone is on silent. Thanks!public_emily
Great, but one request
The new app is beautiful, but please add an option to silence Ram Dass saying “Just be here now” every time the app starts up. In “quiet startup mode,” the same words could instead come up as text on the screen. Often I’m in surroundings that call for silence.occasional downloader
